Problem with babies kidneys?

Hey im 26 weeks pregnant and have known since my 20 week scan that the baby had a small amount of fluid in each kidney and was told it should disappear on it's own. Today i went for a check up and the babies kidneys have swollen quite a bit. They used the term dilated?
They don't seem overly worried and want me to go in for more check ups. But what does this mean? Will my baby be sick? Does it mean he/she has other problems? Please help i know they dont seem worried but i am xxxx

hi did not want to read and run, one of my twins was very poorly for a few months they were not prem babies and both over 71b but he kept having urine infections they did not have any concerns before he was born but with twins it is much harder to get the full picture with the space limitations!!!! After a scan at 4 mths it showed what looked like an incorrectly formed tube from his kidney to his bladder, they kept him on a low dose of antibiotics until he had a further scan at 10mths and by this time it was normal he can off the antibiotics and has been fine since, now 2 and a half. Totally not the same thing I know but i think what i am trying to say is scans can't tell you everything and some bits take that little longer to develop so try not to worry and i am sure the hospital will do they checks needed as they have picked it up so early. hope all goes well with the rest of your pregnancy and baby arrives in a timely manner )

Hi, i know how you must be feeling my son had a bad kidney i found out at my 20 week scan it was terrifing, but you are in good hands.
Have you been referred to another hospitl for then to look further in to the problem? if the specialist is not worry you shouldnt be i know easier said than done.
when my son was born he was put straight on medicine and then at 6 weeks old they scaned him to see if the problem was still there,in my case it was and he had an operation at great ormod street at 6 months old, he has never had any other health issues his 2 now and just goes for regualr check ups but other than that he is very healthy if you need and other info please just ask i know you must be so scared i remember i was x

Hi there thank you for your replies my mind is a little at ease. I panicked a lot before because i googled it and it said it was a sign of downs. And although i would love any child it scared me a lot. Is this true? xxx

hi there did they mention things like how many soft markers they found because the more they find the higher your chances are of having a downs baby etc this is what i got told with my son he had 2 soft markers shadowing on his heart and on his kidney.
please dont believe everything you read it will scare the life out of you, have you been refered to any other hospital for further investigation? x

Hi there Lucy, Thanks again for your reply. No they havent said anything else, baby is perfectly healthy other than his/her poor kidneys, and they havent reffered me anywhere as of yet. Do you remember how many mm dilated your LO's kidneys where? xxx

Was it a dilated renal pelvis? My baby had this, and oddly enough a month previous so had a work colleagues.

I got the best case scenario, dd was rescanned when she was 3 weeks old and it had resolved itself (which they mostly do apparently), had an appointment with a paediatrician and was signed off as no further investigations needed.

My colleague's dd kidney did not improve and it got worse. This is the worse case scenario.They said she might be prone to kidney infections and so recommended a small op when she was a couple of months old, which she had and has been absolutely fine ever since.

So don't lie awake at night thinking about kidney transplants like I did x

hi again to be honest i cant really remember, i had futher scans in kings college hosptal in london and the realised that the tube leading in to his kidney was causing the kidney to be dilated so they only concentrated on how large the tube was, really sorry im not much help this time! i really wouldnt worry yourself i always thought myself lucky it was nothing far worse. x